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In the following dialogue from a manga:

> A: 漫画かよ…！
>
> B: わははどうしたみつや、寝ぼけてた？
>
> A: …別に、なんで泣いてんのって思って
>
> B: うーん、あー、夜だから？
>
> A: 何ソレ

The character wakes up and tells his friend who was crying over reading a
manga "I was wondering why you were crying"

And his answer is "夜だから"because it's night". Is this some kind of slang or
idiomatic expression?


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manga slang idioms
Is 夜だから some kind of idiomatic expression?


The short answer is no. It has nothing to do with an idiom or culture-specific
phrase.

(Neither of the two guys seems to think that 夜だから is a valid reason in the
first place.)


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The idea that night makes you sad is kind of a cliche in songs and poems. If
you search for 泣きたい夜 and 歌, you will find a lot of songs with lyrics using the
expression (or a similar one), including 『泣きたい夜に』 by Nakajima Miyuki.

With that in mind, it might be the case that the answer is supposed to be
baffling because the character sounds suddenly poetic (in a cliche-y way).

I'm not aware of a set phrase like that that would be in a dictionary, or a
specific, very famous song that could be referenced, though. I think it's just
that many songs employ the idea.


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